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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182729 | Wiring board and method of making the same In a method of making a multilayer wiring board having a substrate and a wiring pattern formed in the substrate, base films are stacked in a predetermined direction to form a stacked film structure. Each base film includes thermoplastic resin. Pressure and heat are ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8168106 | Process for producing a reinforcing woven fabric, a preform and a fiber reinforced plastic molded component A process for producing a reinforcing woven fabric includes sticking a resin material on at least one surface of a fabric substrate including a plurality of reinforcing fiber bundles and varying the relative position of a plurality of reinforcing fiber bundles to pe... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163219 | Helicopter blade mandrel Methods and apparatus are provided for making a rotor blade spar from composite material wherein a multi-component mandrel is used to form the composite spar. The mandrel is made using a number of components, which are assembled to provide a structure that is suffic... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8088320 | Thermoplastic materials for orthoses and prostheses Material and method for reducing creep in orthotics and prosthetics. Thermoplastic resin plies and fiber veil plies with a substantially porous structure composed of discontinuous fibers held together by small amounts of polymeric binder between the fiber contact po... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8062569 | Method and device for the molding of wood fiber board The invention relates to a method and device with which it is possible to arrange complicated shapes with considerable differences in height in wood fiber board, and in particular but not exclusively so called MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard). The deformation of the ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057721 | Resin infusion mold tool system and vacuum assisted resin transfer molding with subsequent pressure bleed A resin infusion mold tool system for use in a vacuum assisted resin transfer molding process with a subsequent pressure bleed step. The mold tool system includes a mold assembly having an outer mold line tool connected to resin supply lines and supplying resin to t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8043543 | Method for molding of polymer composites comprising three-dimensional carbon reinforcement using a durable tool A method is disclosed for high volume production of molded dimensionally accurate polymer composite articles comprising three-dimensional carbon fiber reinforcement in high volume. Carbon fiber cloth infiltrated with a liquid thermosetting polymer precursor is shape... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8034273 | Method of producing a fibrous layer for the manufacture of a preform of a composite part The invention provides a method of making a fiber ply for forming a preform of a composite part in the form of a body of revolution having a non-developable surface, the method being characterized in that it comprises the steps consisting in: ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8021588 | Processes for forming a fiber-reinforced product A process for forming a reinforced product suitable for use as a roofing material is provided, comprising: (a) providing a composition comprising a matrix material; and (b) extruding the composition with an extruder to form a reinforced product, wherein a plurality ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8003034 | Forming a composite structure by filament placement on a tool surface of a tablet A method and apparatus are provided for forming a composite structure with an automatic placement head, through the use of a non-rotating tooling tablet having first and second substantially oppositely facing surfaces thereof, joined around the peripheries thereof b... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998392 | Method for manufacturing and attachment of wing fairings A method and apparatus for manufacturing and installing a fairing on an aircraft. In one advantageous embodiment, a composite fairing is installed on the aircraft. A composite sheet having a form of the composite fairing is formed. A plurality of cured composite til... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7951318 | Apparatuses, systems, and methods for manufacturing composite parts Tooling aids for applying pressure in laminating, and methods for their use, are described herein. In one embodiment, a caul for applying pressure in laminating includes a base portion positioned between first and second corner portions. The base portion can have a ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7943073 | Composite materials and method of making A method for forming improved composite materials using a thermosetting polyester urethane hybrid resin, a closed cavity mold having an internal heat transfer mechanism used in this method, and the composite materials formed by this method having a hybrid of a carbo... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7943074 | Method and tool for producing a plastic component with a decorative layer, a backing layer and an additional molded part attached thereto A method for producing a component (3) comprising a backing layer, a decorative layer and an additional molded part (1) attached to the component. The method includes the following steps: A plasticized mat comprising fiber fractions, which is a startin... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7939001 | Method and apparatus for producing fibre composite mouldings by means of vacuum infusion Apparatus and method of producing fiber composite moldings by means of vacuum infusion applying a mold with a mold cavity, a plurality of inlet channels (3, 21, 22) communicating with the mold cavity and a polymer source (7) with liquid polymer, a plur... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935289 | Method of making composite panels for a fuselage A method is provided for making a composite laminate aircraft skin for a fuselage in multiple composite panels. A resin-impregnated composite tape is placed on a lay-up surface of a mandrel tool to form the composite laminate aircraft skin as a barrel that is substa... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7919030 | Method for producing single- or multi-layered fiber preforms by the TFP Process as well as a fixing thread and backing layer Disclosed is a method for producing single- or multi-layered fiber performs by the TFP process with fiber strands which are aligned substantially such that they are oriented with the flux of force, are laid on at least one backing layer and are attached by at least ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7875226 | Method of making an armrest and the armrest made thereby A method of making an armrest that is mountable between adjacent left and right passenger seats includes: separately forming two receptacle parts by molding a prepreg in a first mold assembly, the receptacle parts being adapted to hold personal objects and each havi... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7850892 | Method of fabricating a test blade of composite material A test blade and a method for fabricating the test blade are presented for use in calibrating a tomography system configured to inspect turbomachine blades for defects. The test blade may include a three-dimensional fiber blank and a polymerized resin. The blank may... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7837919 | System, method, apparatus, and applications for open cell woven structural supports An open cell or highly porous woven composite truss utilizes fibers of carbon, glass, ceramic, or the like that are woven together in a loom. The warps or tow are woven with the wefts, while the fibers are impregnated with resin. The resin impregnation step may be p... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7811498 | Process for the production of a shaped article The invention relates to a process for the production of a shaped article comprising the compression of one or more fibre layers containing polyolefin fibres. The invention also relates to shaped articles obtainable with the process according to the invention and th... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7803301 | Process for making a molded valve housing for a prosthesis or an orthosis A process is provided for casting a mounting which is attachable to a human body and which takes the form of a prosthesis socket or of an orthosis part. The mounting includes a reinforcement in the shape of a grid or frame located in the core region of the mounting ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7785515 | Heat applied melted-on faceted beads This invention is a method to attach beads to garments. The process is as follows: draw the art work, digitize the drawing and write it in a Laser cutting machine language, using a high heat resistance material, cut the material to the same shape as artwork, glue fa... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7727448 | Densification of fibrous structures by resin transfer moulding for making thick parts of composite material A fiber structure for forming the reinforcement of a part to be made is placed in a mold (22) having at least one wall formed by a flexible membrane, and then a resin composition is injected into the mold, the composition having a volatile material content of... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7638080 | Forming composite structures A method is described for forming a composite article by placing a sheet of a pliable material in a mould, injecting particles into the mould so as to force the sheet of pliable material against the interior wall of the mould, and reinforcing the pliable material. | 12/29/2009 |
| 7635444 | Method of molding a tire This invention provides a method to hold tire reinforcements such as plies, belts and beads in place within a tire molding cavity while liquid elastomer surrounds the reinforcements, fills the tire mold and solidifies. ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7622066 | Methods and systems for manufacturing composite parts with female tools Methods and systems for manufacturing fiber-reinforced resin parts are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin part includes positioning a plurality of fibers on a mold surface of a female tool, and covering the fiber... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7615178 | Fabric reinforcement and cementitious boards faced with same Fabric and reinforcements are provided by this invention which, in a first embodiment, include a plurality of warp yarns having a first twist (turns/inch) and a plurality of weft yarns having a second twist which is greater than the first twist. A coating is applied... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7601287 | Method and apparatus for preform consistency According to one embodiment of the present invention a method of creating a composite with an object having a central axis is provided which comprises wrapping a first fabric layer around the object in one of a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction around the ce... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7553438 | Compression of resin impregnated insulating tapes The present invention provides for a method of impregnating a matrix with a high thermal conductivity filled resin 32, which produces a resin impregnated matrix. The high thermal conductivity material 30 comprises 5-60% by volume of the resin 32... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7470388 | Method for the production of structural components from fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material The method enables the series production of light structural components out of long-fiber thermoplastic material (LFT) with integrated continuous fiber (CF)-reinforcements in a single stage LFT-pressing step. In this, CF-tapes (5) are melted open and transfer... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7442334 | Resin case in which gas-permeability and waterproof quality are compatible, and die for manufacturing such case A through hole (50) with an annular groove (52) provided about its periphery is formed in a resin case (10). The through hole (50) is covered with a water/oil-repellent film (40) comprising a porous film (44). The through ho... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438843 | Method and kit for making prosthetic socket A method and kit for forming a definitive prosthetic socket directly on a residuum without the use of a water hardenable material. A chamber surrounding a web of braided fibers is created on the residuum via the use of inner and outer protective sheaths. A hardenabl... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435365 | Method of fabricating hollow foamed-rubber member A method of making a hollow foaming member is to utilize the foaming agents with various decomposition speeds or gas issued into the rubber sheet in the die while vulcanization and foaming. As a result, the foaming member made by the method of the present invention ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431789 | Covalently compatible in-mold coating compositions for use with epoxy A covalently-compatible in-mold gelcoat composition for use with epoxy matrix resins, including fiber-reinforced substrates, wherein the gelcoat composition comprises an acrylate ester component. Also disclosed is a process for using such composition. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419720 | Conductive plastic molding material, the use thereof and moulded bodies produced therefrom The present invention relates to a plastics molding composition based on polyarylene sulfide and/or on liquid-crystalline plastic, where the molding composition comprises carbon black and graphite and/or metal powder, the carbon black has a specific surface area of ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419627 | Co-cured vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding manufacturing method According to one embodiment of the invention, a co-cured vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding manufacturing method includes providing a tool base, disposing a prepreg skin panel outwardly from the tool base, disposing one or more tooling details outwardly from the... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413694 | Double bag vacuum infusion process The double bag vacuum infusion process of the present invention provides a low cost method for producing complex composite assemblies without an autoclave. It also enables the production of highly innovative structures. The quality of the composites produced using s... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413695 | Resin infusion mold tool system and vacuum assisted resin transfer molding with subsequent pressure bleed A resin infusion mold tool system for use in a vacuum assisted resin transfer molding process with a subsequent pressure bleed step. The mold tool system includes a mold assembly having an outer mold line tool connected to resin supply lines and supplying resin to t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7387758 | Tabbed ceramic article for improved interlaminar strength A ceramic article having improved interlaminar strength and a method of forming the article. The article may be a ceramic matrix composite article. The methods of forming the articles increase the interlaminar strength of the article by forming indentations in the a... | 06/17/2008 |
